Ice-handling device



Patented 20,'. 19728.'

UNITED- STATES.

ENT' orrics.

FRANKWJWALLACE, *OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, ASSIGNOR F ONE-HIALF T0 I BL'UCHER BLAIBYOF CH'ATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

ICE-HANDLING- DEVICE.

I Application led October 28, 1%526. 4Serial No. 144,760.

In removing ice cubes from the pans of household electric refrigerators, it is customary to invert the pan. of ice upon one hand and run water over the bottom of the 5 pan to loosen the ice,vpermitting removalbf the pan with one hand while the ice remains deposited upon the other hand. Thls procedure is objectionable to a great many people because of the severe chilling effect which the icehas upon'the hands. Moreover, when a servantperforms ythis duty,

her hand must come in contact with all cubes of the ice, which forr sanitary reasons is quite often objectionable.

It is the object of my invention to provide a novel form oftray into which the ice cubesmayv be discharged from the pan, so

that the ice need not touch the hand, thereby overcoming the difficulties above pointed out, said tray being of such form that while it willeifectively retain the ice cubes, they may Abe slid readily from its front end, for use.

I i With the foregoing in view,the invention resides in the novel subject matter hereinafter described and claimed, the description being supplemented by the accompanying drawing.

Fig. lis a perspective view showing the manner of using the device. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the form of tray shown in Fig.- 1. l*

' Fig. 3 is a /plan view partly broken away and in section, showing a slightly different form of tray. l 'f Fig. 4 is-a side-elevation of the tray shown inFig.'3. -g The numeral 5 on the drawing, designates a tray constructed in accordance with my 40 invention, said tray comprising a bottom 6, side walls 7 risingtherefrom, and a back wall 8 also risingfrom the lbottom and secured to the rearends of the side walls. The front end of the tray is `not provided with an upstanding wall, in order that the ice cubes may readily be slid forwardly therefrom. Preferably, the rear end of the tray is provided with means to permit drainage of water therefrom. In Fig. 2,19, number of -sawcuts 9 are shown for this purpose, while in Figs. 3 and 4, openings 10 are formed in the bottom 7, and the rear lower corners of the side walls 7 are cut away as at 11.' With regard to the drainage means, the drawings are only illustrative of two of the many provisions which could be made `for this purpose.

The tray 5 is of substantially the same size as one of the icepans P of a household electric refrigerator, and in using this tray,

-it is held in one hand while a pan of the ice cubes is inverted upon it with the other hand, as shown in Fig. 1. Then, water may be run'over the inverted pan to'loosen the ice, causing the latter to drop into the tray, 1n this tray, the ice cubes may be carried to the .point at which they are to be used, and the cubes may be slid one at a time or simultaneously from the open Tfront end of the tray, as occasion mayl demand.

The device may be formed from wood if desired, or any other adequate material may be employed. Such material however, is' preferably more or less 1 of an insulator against cold, to prevent noticeable chilling of the hand in which the ice laden tray is held.

A device for handling ice from a household electric refrigerator of the type provided with a pan in which the ice is frozen in cubes; said device comprising a tray made of non-metallic material and upon whichto invert the pan` of ice with one hand vwhile holding said tray with the other hand, whereby upon loosening of the ice from the pan it will be deposited in the tray, said ltray having an imperforate'rectangular bottom and imperforate back and side walls of a height corresponding to an ice cube,

Y-Said back wall and the rear portions of the side walls being formed with saw cuts which extend, into the bottom tof' provide drain openings, the frontend' of the tray being open 'to permit the ice cubes to slide from this end of the tray.

In testimony whereof fixed my signature.

FRANK w. WALLACE.

I have hereunto af- 

